1972 United States presidential election in Nebraska

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1972 United States presidential election in Nebraska

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Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state California South Dakota Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 406,298 169,991 Percentage 70.50% 29.50%

County Results Nixon   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% The 1972 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose five [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Nebraska was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 70.5% of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 29.5% of the popular vote. [3] [4] In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results, [5] [6] the Democratic nominee did not win a single county in Nebraska. Out of Nixon's three campaigns, this was the only one in which Nebraska was not his strongest state, although he did outperform his past two performances here in popular vote percentage. Instead, Nebraska was his seventh strongest state after Mississippi, Georgia, Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina. Results 1972 United States presidential election in Nebraska Party Candidate Votes % Republican Richard Nixon (inc.) 406,298 70.50% Democratic George McGovern 169,991 29.50% Total votes 576,289 100% Results by county County [7] Richard Nixon Republican George McGovern Democratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Adams 8,841 72.47% 3,359 27.53% 5,482 44.94% 12,200 Antelope 3,228 79.14% 851 20.86% 2,377 58.28% 4,079 Arthur 236 83.99% 45 16.01% 191 67.98% 281 Banner 404 80.80% 96 19.20% 308 61.60% 500 Blaine 343 85.96% 56 14.04% 287 71.92% 399 Boone 2,406 73.15% 883 26.85% 1,523 46.30% 3,289 Box Butte 3,431 78.14% 960 21.86% 2,471 56.28% 4,391 Boyd 1,419 73.71% 506 26.29% 913 47.42% 1,925 Brown 1,462 81.58% 330 18.42% 1,132 63.16% 1,792 Buffalo 8,587 74.19% 2,988 25.81% 5,599 48.38% 11,575 Burt 2,937 76.54% 900 23.46% 2,037 53.08% 3,837 Butler 2,301 55.94% 1,812 44.06% 489 11.88% 4,113 Cass 4,503 71.39% 1,805 28.61% 2,698 42.78% 6,308 Cedar 2,995 62.37% 1,807 37.63% 1,188 24.74% 4,802 Chase 1,318 81.11% 307 18.89% 1,011 62.22% 1,625 Cherry 2,610 84.93% 463 15.07% 2,147 69.86% 3,073 Cheyenne 3,120 76.66% 950 23.34% 2,170 53.32% 4,070 Clay 2,542 74.70% 861 25.30% 1,681 49.40% 3,403 Colfax 2,799 71.66% 1,107 28.34% 1,692 43.32% 3,906 Cuming 3,810 78.90% 1,019 21.10% 2,791 57.80% 4,829 Custer 4,836 80.83% 1,147 19.17% 3,689 61.66% 5,983 Dakota 2,879 62.22% 1,748 37.78% 1,131 24.44% 4,627 Dawes 2,987 80.77% 711 19.23% 2,276 61.54% 3,698 Dawson 6,211 81.35% 1,424 18.65% 4,787 62.70% 7,635 Deuel 1,001 81.71% 224 18.29% 777 63.42% 1,225 Dixon 2,299 70.96% 941 29.04% 1,358 41.92% 3,240 Dodge 9,837 72.00% 3,826 28.00% 6,011 44.00% 13,663 Douglas 101,579 67.82% 48,201 32.18% 53,378 35.64% 149,780 Dundy 1,003 81.94% 221 18.06% 782 63.88% 1,224 Fillmore 2,511 66.41% 1,270 33.59% 1,241 32.82% 3,781 Franklin 1,510 71.60% 599 28.40% 911 43.20% 2,109 Frontier 1,315 80.23% 324 19.77% 991 60.46% 1,639 Furnas 2,282 77.15% 676 22.85% 1,606 54.30% 2,958 Gage 6,298 63.71% 3,588 36.29% 2,710 27.42% 9,886 Garden 1,161 85.05% 204 14.95% 957 70.10% 1,365 Garfield 903 81.21% 209 18.79% 694 62.42% 1,112 Gosper 829 77.40% 242 22.60% 587 54.80% 1,071 Grant 376 84.49% 69 15.51% 307 68.98% 445 Greeley 1,005 56.94% 760 43.06% 245 13.88% 1,765 Hall 10,987 72.26% 4,218 27.74% 6,769 44.52% 15,205 Hamilton 2,960 76.55% 907 23.45% 2,053 53.10% 3,867 Harlan 1,549 74.19% 539 25.81% 1,010 48.38% 2,088 Hayes 486 79.80% 123 20.20% 363 59.60% 609 Hitchcock 1,339 78.63% 364 21.37% 975 57.26% 1,703 Holt 4,147 79.75% 1,053 20.25% 3,094 59.50% 5,200 Hooker 394 88.34% 52 11.66% 342 76.68% 446 Howard 1,691 64.15% 945 35.85% 746 28.30% 2,636 Jefferson 3,008 67.08% 1,476 32.92% 1,532 34.16% 4,484 Johnson 1,637 64.10% 917 35.90% 720 28.20% 2,554 Kearney 2,203 74.38% 759 25.62% 1,444 48.76% 2,962 Keith 2,513 79.07% 665 20.93% 1,848 58.14% 3,178 Keya Paha 563 79.41% 146 20.59% 417 58.82% 709 Kimball 1,650 79.06% 437 20.94% 1,213 58.12% 2,087 Knox 3,318 72.02% 1,289 27.98% 2,029 44.04% 4,607 Lancaster 42,573 62.15% 25,924 37.85% 16,649 24.30% 68,497 Lincoln 7,502 69.97% 3,220 30.03% 4,282 39.94% 10,722 Logan 320 81.42% 73 18.58% 247 62.84% 393 Loup 345 85.61% 58 14.39% 287 71.22% 403 Madison 8,580 79.42% 2,224 20.58% 6,356 58.84% 10,804 McPherson 247 85.47% 42 14.53% 205 70.94% 289 Merrick 2,418 73.16% 887 26.84% 1,531 46.32% 3,305 Morrill 1,740 76.99% 520 23.01% 1,220 53.98% 2,260 Nance 1,413 68.79% 641 31.21% 772 37.58% 2,054 Nemaha 2,600 74.10% 909 25.90% 1,691 48.20% 3,509 Nuckolls 2,089 67.65% 999 32.35% 1,090 35.30% 3,088 Otoe 4,815 73.70% 1,718 26.30% 3,097 47.40% 6,533 Pawnee 1,299 71.26% 524 28.74% 775 42.52% 1,823 Perkins 1,165 76.70% 354 23.30% 811 53.40% 1,519 Phelps 3,356 82.03% 735 17.97% 2,621 64.06% 4,091 Pierce 2,451 78.96% 653 21.04% 1,798 57.92% 3,104 Platte 7,871 73.38% 2,855 26.62% 5,016 46.76% 10,726 Polk 2,050 71.25% 827 28.75% 1,223 42.50% 2,877 Red Willow 3,701 79.90% 931 20.10% 2,770 59.80% 4,632 Richardson 3,662 70.83% 1,508 29.17% 2,154 41.66% 5,170 Rock 937 87.16% 138 12.84% 799 74.32% 1,075 Saline 2,828 51.59% 2,654 48.41% 174 3.18% 5,482 Sarpy 11,514 74.68% 3,904 25.32% 7,610 49.36% 15,418 Saunders 4,282 63.13% 2,501 36.87% 1,781 26.26% 6,783 Scotts Bluff 8,649 75.78% 2,764 24.22% 5,885 51.56% 11,413 Seward 3,707 63.98% 2,087 36.02% 1,620 27.96% 5,794 Sheridan 2,386 83.22% 481 16.78% 1,905 66.44% 2,867 Sherman 1,099 57.54% 811 42.46% 288 15.08% 1,910 Sioux 639 83.20% 129 16.80% 510 66.40% 768 Stanton 1,662 77.66% 478 22.34% 1,184 55.32% 2,140 Thayer 2,274 69.93% 978 30.07% 1,296 39.86% 3,252 Thomas 397 84.47% 73 15.53% 324 68.94% 470 Thurston 1,565 65.07% 840 34.93% 725 30.14% 2,405 Valley 2,011 72.29% 771 27.71% 1,240 44.58% 2,782 Washington 4,290 75.38% 1,401 24.62% 2,889 50.76% 5,691 Wayne 2,659 74.67% 902 25.33% 1,757 49.34% 3,561 Webster 1,631 70.09% 696 29.91% 935 40.18% 2,327 Wheeler 361 81.12% 84 18.88% 277 62.24% 445 York 4,651 77.92% 1,318 22.08% 3,333 55.84% 5,969 Totals 406,298 70.50% 169,991 29.50% 236,307 41.00% 576,289 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Saline See also United States presidential elections in Nebraska References "United States Presidential election of 1972 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . 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